By Cassidy Friedman
The Times-News
TWIN FALLS — Idaho State Police Trooper Chris Glenn gets released from the hospital today as the suspect in his shooting faces punishment for the first of six charges.
Adam Mower, 24, is scheduled for sentencing at 9:30 a.m. today after pleading guilty Jan. 30 to drunken driving.
Glenn will be released from St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center after 10 weeks of treatment and rehabilitation.
Mower’s guilty plea stems from a misdemeanor charge that came Dec. 18, two days before the alleged confrontation that would change both his and the trooper’s lives.
Mower was spotted at 1:30 a.m. Dec. 18, weaving north along Blue Lakes Boulevard North. He posted $10 on a $500 bond and was released. Then, on the morning of Dec. 20, police say Mower committed three felonies by:
-- Robbing a gas station clerk in Twin Falls.
-- Shooting Glenn when the trooper tried to stop Mower.
-- Attempting to flee through Jackpot, Nev.
On Oct. 5, Mower was charged with the felony aggravated assault and attempted strangulation of his wife. She convinced a judge to allow Mower back into his home with his family.
Mower still maintains his innocence in all but the drunken driving charge.
The domestic violence charges have been scheduled for a status hearing on June 25 as a result of Mower’s latest charges. A status hearing on the shooting-related charges has been scheduled forApril 30.
Glenn, who was paralyzed from the chest down by the gunshot wound to his neck, will leave the hospital with his family, accompanied by a special honor guard salute and motorcycle procession.
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